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` 1,516,643 L` B. PAUL RIM Original Filed Jan. 24, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR wrrNEss5 ATTO R N EY L. B. PAUL RIM Nov, l 25, 1924.

Original Filed Jan. 24,

'2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESSE S To whom t concern:

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.LEONARD B. yan1., or emana, NEnRAsxA Application iled January 24, 19'22, Serial No. 531,444. Renewed April 15, 1924.

Be it known that I, LEONARD B. PAUL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Omaha, -in the county of Douglas and tate of Nebraska, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rims, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to 'a tire rim, the general object of the invention being to provide a combined detachable ring and a detire can be easily and uickly placed upon the rim by removing t e ring and the rim with the tire thereoncan be removed from the wheel and the spare tire and rim substituted therefor.

This invention also consists in certain .other features. of construction and in the combination' and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed .outin theappended which has its inner edge turned up and its claim. In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in' which:-'

Fi re 1 is an elevation of a wheel provide with my invention.

Figure 2 isa cross sectional View through the felly part of the wheel and showing the tire removed.`

Figure Sis a cross sectional view through the rim and the ring showing the ring detached. Y

Figure et is a fragmentary plan view' of Figure 3. y

Figure 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken through the ring and rim.

` Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken through the locking device 17.

Figure '7 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the lug 20.

Figure l8 ,is a perspective view of one of the lug holding members. A

Figure 9 is a perspective view of a p0rtion of the ring.

. In these views 1 indicates the fclly of the wheel which is provided with the rim 2 4 outer edge dat, as usual, so as to receive the annular recess 6in the o uter part of the tire rim 3. 4 indicates the ring for hold- `ing vthe tire on the rim, this ring being provided withthe ange 5 which engages an also provided with inwardly jections y12 away from the Y rim. The ring is detachably connected with the rim'by the bayonet joints 7, each of which consists rim and a stud 9 on the flange of the ring.

' Each stud is provided with a head 10 which of the angle slot 8 in` the'v 11 which acts to close the space between the felly and rim to prevent dirt and the like from entering this space. The ring is extending projections 12 which engage slde proections 13 on the lug plates 14 which on the wheel and whichare held in position by the usual bolts and nuts. 15. Each lugis supported in a channel -member 16 which is secured to the felly and which is .provided with an opening through which This member prevents the boltpasses. .turning movement of the lug plate.

In order to prevent turning movement of the ring on' the rim I provide a spring pressed locking pin 17 'which is adjustably secured to the bottom Tof the rim by the pivoted bracket 18 so that it may be swung .under the rim or to a position where the in will be projected by its spring into a soc et '19,' formed in the ring. In this projected position the pin will prevent turning movement of the ring. i In order to facilitate turning of the ring when the pin has'been retracted I provide a projection. 20 thereon which-is adapted to be struck by a hammer or the like in order to turn the ring to move the lugs 9 out of the holding portions of the slots 8 and also to move the projections 12 away from the projections 13 on the lug plates. 'i

From the above it will be seen that when a tire is to be removed from the rim it is simply necessary to retract 4the pin 17 and to swing it inwardly to holdit in retracted position so that it will not interfere with the removal or replacing of the tire. rlhe projection 2O is then struck by a hammer or the like to turn it so as to move the pro projections 13 hold the rim` and the lugs 9 Aout of the holding parts 'of the slots 8. The ring can-.be removed from the rim in order to permit the tire. to be removed. vAfter the tire has been replaced the ring is turned 'in anopposite direction to place the lugs in locking engagement and then the pin placed in engagement With the socket to lock the ring against turning movement. if it is desired to remove the entire rim the lug plates-are removed and then therimwith the ring thereon can be removed from the Wheel. Thus the device can be'used to support a spare tire.

The fdanges of the im and ring'ean be made of any desired shpe to it the different kinds of tires.

it is thought from the oregoin description that the advantages and nove features Uo1Q my invention will oe readily apparent.

l desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several nereeee A rim of the class described comprising r e, rim 'section and a ring section, means for.. iocking'the sections together by a partiel'y turning movement of the ring section and means for locking the ring section against turning movementg such. means 4ecuislstmg of a. bracket pivotaiyseenred the rim seo-y ton, a sprlng pressed pin @erred -by said bracket land e socket in the ring section for receiving); said pm. n testimony whereof I eix m s1 ature. LEONARD P 

